REGILIENCE - Stakeholder consultation

We would like to invite you to take part in a research study, part of the European project REGILIENCE - funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme - which aims to foster the adoption and wide dissemination of regional climate resilience pathways.

What is the purpose of the study?

This survey aims to gather experiences from vulnerable regions in different parts of Europe, in order to understand common needs and challenges to adapt to climate change impacts.

What are the benefits of taking part in the study?

By completing this survey, you have the opportunity to raise important challenges that you encounter in your daily work or life and make us incorporate your needs in the activities of our project. This may provide you with new helpful tools to build regional resilience. Through this questionnaire we aim to select the 10 most vulnerable and interested regions in Europe that will receive our tailored support (e.g. region-specific workshops, helpdesk, peer-to-peer mentorship, testing of innovative public-private partnerships, ...) and that will most benefit from the participation in our next activities. With this research we also want to offer an overview of the vulnerable regions that should receive further support opportunities within the upcoming European projects in the framework of the Mission for Climate Adaptation and Societal Transformation, recently adopted by the European Commission. Finally, your region/entity will gain visibility as a contributor to the study in the project publication “Resilience planning & development needs of regional authorities and stakeholders”, and through the project communication channels.

Why have I been invited to participate?

You have been invited to participate in this study because the area where you live, work or commute is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in Europe, and we aim to support actions for improving resilience and adaptation. As a representative of a local or regional authority, the civil society, a scientific body or the business sector, you can provide a unique perspective that is highly valuable in planning our activities.

What will happen if I take part in the study?

We ask you to respond to a questionnaire that will take only about 20 minutes of your time. It will include questions to understand your perception of and experience with resilience to climate change. Your personal information will inform our statistics and will allow us to contact you in case we have any questions or if you explicitly indicate that you wish to further collaborate with us and benefit from our work. Your personal information will be treated confidentially and will not be shared outside of the project consortium, in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). All data collected will be deleted at the completion of the project (November 2025).

What will happen to the results of the research study?

The results of the study will inform the project publication “Resilience planning & development needs of regional authorities and stakeholders”. This document will be shared with all individuals participating in this survey. No personal information of respondents will be shared in the document or any other public channel. Regular updates on the project can be found on the REGILIENCE website and social media (Twitter and LinkedIn).

Further information and contact details

ICLEI European Secretariat, as one of the project partners, will lead the development of the survey and analysis of its results. If you have a concern or question about any aspect of this study, you can contact Luca Arbau at [email protected]. You are free to withdraw from the study at any time by sending a request to ICLEI.

If you are dissatisfied and wish to make a formal complaint or request the destruction of your personal data you may contact ICLEI European Secretariat in Freiburg (Germany): +49 761 36 89 2-0; [email protected].

You can edit your responses until the survey is closed on 4 April, 2022. Questions marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

We are looking forward to your input and to learning more from your experience! Please, before starting the survey, give us your consent to the use of data by checking the box in the following page.